Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
From Conservapedia
The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod is a major Protestant denomination in the United States.
It was founded in April 1847, when 12 pastors representing 15 congregations signed a constitution that established "The German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio and Other States." The members were German immigrants from Saxony, outraged that the forced unification of the Lutheran and Reformed churches had created too liberal a national church.
In 2005 the church reported 6,144 churches with 8502 clergy and 1.9 million members in the U.S. It is concentrated in the Midwest, to the north and northwest of its headquarters in St. Louis. It takes a conservative position on theological and social issues, and has expelled those who doubt the inerrancy of the Bible.
Further reading
- Coburn, Carol K. Life at Four Corners: Religion, Gender, and Education in a German-Lutheran Community, 1868-1945. (1992). 227 pp.
- Graebner, Alan. Uncertain Saints: The Laity in the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, 1900-1970. (1975). 284 pp.
- Lueker, Erwin Louis, ed. Lutheran cyclopedia (1954) 1160 pages covering all topics.
- Meyer, Carl S. Log Cabin to Luther Tower: Concordia Seminary During One Hundred and Twenty-Five Years. Toward a More Excellent Ministry, 1839-1964 (1966)
- Todd, Mary. Authority Vested: A Story of Identity and Change in the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. (2000). 336 pp.
